Saudi Crown in BC Dirt Mile picture after comeback score at Ellis Park
Last seen fading to an uncharacteristic 12th in the Godolphin Mile (G2), Saudi Crown returned triumphant in Sunday’s R.A. “Cowboy” Jones S. at Ellis Park. […]
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Scylla prevails in Fleur de Lis
Juddmonte Farm’s homebred Scylla kept her momentum after a rough stretch drive in Saturday’s $499,000 Fleur de Lis H. (G2) at Churchill Downs, withstanding the late bid of Shotgun Hottie by a neck. The four-year-old […]
Disarm to get a strong test in Stephen Foster
Gun Runner was a pretty good three-year-old and even better at four in 2017, when he captured the Stephen Foster (G1) en route to a victory in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) and Horse of […]
Wet Paint returns to action in Apple Blossom; Skelly back for Count Fleet Sprint defense
Last year’s champions in the female dirt divisions, Idiomatic and Pretty Mischievous, won’t be back in action for another three weeks or so, but Saturday’s $1.25 million Apple Blossom H. (G1) at Oaklawn Park, which […]
Xigera establishes dirt credentials in Seneca romp; Lady Radler surprises in Dogwood
Xigera opened up whole new hunting grounds by conquering Saturday night’s Seneca Overnight S. on the Churchill Downs dirt. Later, Lady Radler surprised in the Dogwood (G3). […]
Sophomores the focus in four Churchill stakes
Four stakes will be held at Churchill Downs on Saturday, nominally headed by the $300,000 Dogwood (G3) for three-year-old fillies over seven furlongs. The least exposed of the nine fillies in the Dogwood figure to […]
Wet Paint tops field of 10 in Alabama; Brown stable looks to dominate Lake Placid
The $600,000 Alabama (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday has attracted perhaps the deepest field of three-year-old fillies since the Kentucky Oaks (G1), except division leader Pretty Mischievous, who is presently sticking to races much shorter […]
Verifying holds by nose in Indiana Derby; Defining Purpose best in Oaks
On Horseshoe Indianapolis’ biggest day, Verifying earned his first stakes win in the Indiana Derby (G3), and Defining Purpose added the Indiana Oaks (G3) to her ledger on Saturday. It didn’t come easy, but Verifying […]
Verifying, Taxed top Indiana Derby and Oaks fields
Verifying, who settled for second three times in earlier graded stakes attempts, might be well positioned to earn gold in the $500,000 Indiana Derby (G3) at Horseshoe Indianapolis on Saturday. The 1 1/16-mile Derby is […]
Taxed springs 11-1 upset in Black-Eyed Susan
Jockey Rafael Bejarano arrived at Pimlico in the nick of time Friday afternoon to fulfill his riding obligation on Taxed in the $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2). In contrast, Taxed hit the front in the stretch […]